David John Thomas (born 29 August 1937) is a British

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Career

He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the

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. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to

Josef Němec Josef Němec (25 September 1933 – 10 September 2013) was a boxer from Czechoslovakia. Born in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia, he competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, going out in the quarter- ...

of Czechoslovakia. He also represented

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and won a

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in the -91 Kg category at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

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, Wales. Thomas is a Amateur Boxing Association of England three times

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(1957, 1958, 1959) when boxing out of the

Polytechnic Boxing Club The Polytechnic Boxing Club for amateur boxing was formed in 1888 and located at 309 Regent Street in London. The name "Polytechnic" comes from the Royal Polytechnic Institute having been formerly at that address which would later become the home ...

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* 1937 births Living people British male boxers Olympic boxers of Great Britain Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers from Greater London Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Heavyweight boxers Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-boxing-bio-stub